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Yesterday we had the wonderful Jules Radcliffe here giving away copies of TWO of her books! Gotta love those MM historicals! The winner of Day 16 is… Rick Stilson!

And now, for Day 17 I have another new author treat for you! A lovely Brit author! So please welcome AE Ryecart!

A E Ryecart writes mm romance/gay fiction. Filled with angst, high drama and emotional tension, she writes the books she likes to read. An avid people watcher, most of her writing takes place in a local café amidst the background hum of hissing coffee machines, where she can check out the other customers for character and story inspiration!

A born and bred Londoner, she may have moved to someplace more leafy but the city is still very much part of her DNA, which is why her books are set in and around present-day London, providing a thrilling, metropolitan backdrop to the main action.

Theft, capture, and an offer impossible to refuse—life can change in a heartbeat.

When Stevie Allardyce is caught stealing food from Barista Boys, he doesn’t think life can get any worse. Starving, desperate and homeless, Stevie’s only crime is trying to survive another day.

Mack Porter is outraged when the filthy street kid is offered a job and a place to live at the café. Stevie’s a thief, caught red-handed, but it’s not long before Mack’s resolve to keep his distance crumbles as he falls under Stevie’s gentle spell.

Shared secrets bind them together. Two souls, once lost, find each other and discover life really can be full of hope, promise and love. But the street doesn’t give up its own without a fight and Stevie is faced with a stark and heart wrenching choice: do what’s demanded of him, or risk exposure? The life Stevie craves hangs in the balance, one wrong decision and he loses everything – including Mack.

Stevie & Mackis the second book in the Barista Boys contemporary gay romance series.

Each story charts the lives and loves of the men who work in a quirky little café in the heart of London’s Soho: Barista Boys, where it’s not just the coffee that’s hot.

A full length novel, approximately 62,000. Each book in the series can be read as a stand-alone.

Doesn’t that sound like a great series? For a chance to win Stevie & Mack, leave a comment on this post before midnight tonight Pacific time. And don’t forget to keep coming back in December for more great books from great MM authors. Tomorrow…SJ Frost!

Yesterday we had my good friend Jamie Samms giving away a book with dancers and I sweetened the pot with a little rockstar goodness. Our winner is…Raja! WOOT!

Now, for Day Sixteen I have Jules Radcliffe, a fellow Loose Id author, who is giving away two historical MM books!

Jules Radcliffe has been writing fiction since childhood. Jules loves vintage items, from advertising posters and pulp fiction covers to Art Deco furniture to Victorian sex toys, and lives happily with an unconventional family near the beach in Australia.

Jake Huntington is a notorious womanizer, plunging blithely into one liaison after another, with no intention of settling down.

Ash Moore is sexier than any woman Jake has ever met. Although he has always been curious about men, Jake has never before been attracted to one. Throwing caution to the wind, Jake is elated when Ash responds to his advances, and they spend a torrid night in each other’s arms.

The two men go to Jake’s home in New York City, where they embark on a lively and clandestine affair over the long, hot summer.

Jake enjoys the novelty of being with Ash. He is a friend and not just a lover, but Jake has no expectation their affair will last any longer than the summer. He is shocked to find he is in love, an emotion he has avoided after the painful experiences of his youth. Confronted and unsettled by his emotions, he tries to extricate himself from their entanglement. Jake soon discovers that his heart will not let go so easily.

Barn Dance

Vermont, 1852

After months of furtive assignations, Ash’s lover leaves him for a life of riches and respectability. Angry and heartsore at his rejection, Ash has no one to confide in.

Neighboring farmers Seth and Dougal accidentally discover his secret. Ash has been taken advantage of, and they decide to teach him what real love is.

Don’t those books sound awesome? If you like historicals, you’ll definitely want to read these. For a chance to win both of these books, leave a comment on this post by midnight Pacific time! And come back each day through the 30th for more MM book giveaway goodness!

We are halfway through December already! Can you believe it? The winner of Douglas Black’s Taste In Men plus the pot sweetener is…Trix!

Today, I have my friend, the amazing Jaime Samms plus another pot sweetener. Since we’re half way to the end of the year, and the end of the giveaway, I’ve gotta start ramping things up! So let’s start out with a message from Jaime!

Hello everyone! Thanks so much to Lex for doing this wonderful giveaway and celebration of the holidays. I’m so happy to participate in it. Brings back a lot of great memories, and makes me think back on all kinds of traditions I’m looking forward to revisiting once again this year. For now, I’m happy to offer the first book in my most recent series: Dance, Love, Live. The book’s title is Like No One Is Watching, and features ballet dancers!

Jaime has been writing for various publishers since the fall of 2008, although she’s been writing for herself far longer. Often asked why men—what’s so fascinating about writing stories about men falling in love—she’s never come up with a clear answer. Just that these are the stories that she loves to read, so it seemed to make sense if she was going to write, they would also be the stories she wrote.

These days, you can find plenty of free reading on her website. She also writes for Dreamspinner Press, Pride Publishing, and now, Riptide Publishing.

Spare time, when it can be found rolled into a ball at the back of the dryer or cavorting with the dust bunnies in the corners, is spent crocheting, drawing, gardening (weather permitting, of course, since she is Canadian!), or watching movies. She has a day job, as well, which she loves, and two kids, but thankfully, also a wonderful husband who shoulders more than his fair share of household and child-care responsibilities.

She graduated some time ago from college with a fine arts diploma, and a major in textile arts, which basically qualifies her to draw pictures and create things with string and fabric. One always needs an official slip of paper to fall back on after all . . .

Like No One Is Watching

Dusty has finally landed a job he thinks he’ll be able to keep long-term, even with his broken brain and bum knee. He didn’t anticipate that cleaning a dance studio would reawaken his yearning to dance—even though he is no longer capable—or that meeting the studio’s director would rouse his dormant libido. Or his sleeping heart.
Conrad thinks his life is finally complete with his successful dance studio and a steady stream of students. When Dusty arrives, he rediscovers his thirst for a man who will let him hand over control and give him the undivided attention he’s never had. The trouble is, Dusty isn’t sure he’s worthy of the studio director’s submission.
To make their relationship work, Dusty will have to trust his ability to dominate the powerful and beautiful dancer, and Conrad will have to stop talking long enough to hear Dusty’s promises.

I’m such a fan of Jaime’s stories and this series looks like it’s not to be missed! Now to sweeten the pot, I’m adding a copy of Save Your Love in both ebook and audiobook!

Save Your Love

Decades define a young man’s life as he goes from a virgin discovering his sexual orientation to a rock star fending off masses of lovestruck fans to a composer of Broadway musicals while an epic love for his best friend commands his heart, permeates his soul and flows through his music.

Jay Sparks lost his virginity and found his true sexual orientation at a rock festival on his eighteenth birthday. He also gave away his heart. Through the years, Jay’s love for his best friend and first lover Matt Langdon has never died. The one thing Jay has always known to be true was that he and Matt loved each other. Even when they were apart, Jay always felt Matt’s presence within him and beside him. When fate finally brings them back together, finding a way to blend their lives becomes a labor of love. Through their years together, the love they found at eighteen grows and matures but remains an eternal flame that burns unwavering in both their hearts.

And there you have it! A wonderful book from Jaime Samms and a little something from me! For a chance to win these books, leave a comment on this post by midnight! And come back every day this month for more MM book giveaways! Coming up Laura Baumbach, Sloan Parker and BA Tortuga!

What a great day yesterday was with TWO books to give away from new author J.M. Dabney! And the winner of the two Twirled World Ink books is…Cinders!

Now, it’s time for Day 14 goodness with Douglas Black! Douglas is a fellow Loose Id author and has a wonderful book called Taste in Men to give away. And just because we’re getting closer to Christmas, I’m going to sweeten the pot yet again so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post. 😉

Taylor Dale is terrified of getting tied down. After years working a job he doesn’t like in a city he’s always wanted to leave, he is finally on the verge of starting over. He just has to make it through his two-week’s notice.

A team-building weekend throws a spanner in the works when Taylor meets Charles. Charles is definitely not Taylor’s type, but attraction sparks hard and fast between them. Against his better judgment Taylor decides there might not be any harm in a weekend of no-strings-attached fun.

But Taylor never was very lucky.

One night with Charles threatens to turn his world upside down, if Taylor is willing to let it. In a panic, Taylor pushes Charles away, but distance isn’t enough to stop him wanting the man. Soon, Taylor realizes he has to take a chance and see if there might be a future between him and Charles. But for that to happen he’s going to have to hope Charles will answer his call.

Doesn’t that sound just totally delicious? It’s on my wish list! You, however, have a chance to win a copy for FREE! Just leave a comment on this post by midnight Pacific time. Now, to sweeten the pot, I’m going to throw in a copy of Kissing Joan Collins in ebook and audiobook!

Kissing Joan Collins

Gay suspense author Logan Moore fell in love with the most perfect gay man ever during his freshman year in college. But his roommate and best friend Chase Courtland never showed an interest in him. Twelve years and a handful of failed relationships later, Logan acknowledges that he still loves Chase. When Chase puts on a designer dress, four-inch heels and a wig and transforms himself into Joan Collins for a Valentine’s Day masquerade party, Logan’s libido rockets out of control. One look at Chase’s perfect ass in the skin tight dress and Logan is ready to drag him off to bed. But can two best friends bridge the gap of a dozen years of denial and build a life together after one amazing night of revelations, confessions and love?

Yesterday, Stephanie Lake offered up a copy of His Second Chance, a MM historical romance. I had to put it right on my wish list it sounded so good! But now there’s one person who won’t have to wish for it and that’s…QuinGem!

Today, I have the great pleasure of introducing a new author to you! I did all the covers for this series and let me tell you, these books sound smokin’ hot! So here’s J.M. Dabney and the first two books of the Twirled World Ink series!

By day, J.M.’s an introverted cook hiding out in her kitchen in the middle of nowhere Ohio, by night and any free time she may have, she is a writer of mainly LGBTQ Fiction and Erotica. Although, she’s equal opportunity when it comes to telling a story, she’ll even write a bit of straight erotic romance when the mood strikes.

She has been writing for years in old notebooks. At the age of eight, she wrote the worst poem in the history of poetry, but it sparked her love for writing. She reads too much and loves to get lost in other worlds and her favorite stories must include laughter and having the reader doing at least one double take. Thirty-something, forever restless she uses her stories to ground herself, and find her place of peace.

The hum of a tattoo machine was Brian “Berzerker” Anderson’s favorite sound in the world. He’d won a coveted spot at Twirled World Ink with a legend in the business, Gib Phelps. Creating beauty with his large, scarred hands was his happy place—the place where he fit in the world. Although, nothing could remain perfect forever, his boyfriend of over a year decided to move on and up without him in tow. He had two choices return to living with his friends and co-workers or take an offer too tempting to pass up.

Landon Phelps grew up in an unusual home as the only child to Legendary Tattoo Artist Gib Phelps and mother, Peaches. He always felt a bit out of place when he became a boring accountant instead of following in his parents’ footsteps. Boundaries were in place early on; he didn’t date the employees of Twirled World Ink. Sometimes rules were meant to be broken. Bezerker was his idea of perfection, large, husky and tattooed; the thick, grab-worthy beard was a bonus. So when the boyfriend became the ex, Landon decided it was time to get his man.

With the help of the matchmaking Twirled Crew, can Landon finally get Berzerker to see him as more than a friend and the employer’s son?

Model perfect Jimmy “Trouble” Carver had never heard the word no. Tattooed, sexy and the quintessential bad boy Trouble had men falling over themselves to get to him. What people didn’t know about him was he was self-conscious even if life was easy for him. He’d started out as an apprentice at Twirled World Ink after college and never looked back. Trouble was exactly where he wanted to be, although there was one-speed bump, his crush refused to go out on a date.

Brody Vaughn worked in a dead-end job, barely making it from paycheck to paycheck. He didn’t have much time for anyone other than his five-year-old daughter Mina and besides he’d never quite found a place in this world he fit. Chunky and average, that’s how he felt, except for when Trouble came into the grocery store where he worked. The flirty, gorgeous man asked him out every week with a sexy smile, but Brody had to refuse. It wasn’t as if he wanted to say no, it was just how could he date a man Brody knew he had no business trying to keep.

The Crazies of Twirled World Ink excel at one thing, matchmaking, and they are determined their resident bad boy would get his man. They just had to make sure that neither Trouble or Brody screwed up their plan.

There you have it. One new author and two new books! For a chance to win these two awesome books leave a comment on this post by midnight Pacific time! And don’t forget to come back every day this month because there’s more to come like Douglas Black, Sloan Parker, Jules Radcliffe and SJ Frost!